Maarika Freund is a professionally trained actor who graduated from the University of Toronto with a Specialist's Degree in Theatre. NOW! Magazine once described her as "ultimately formidable". Maarika was also one of the many, many, many women negatively affected by r*pe culture in a pre-#MeToo movement world.
Her new podcast, peaches, with the tagline: "everything I learned while dedicating my life to never being r*ped again", is a couple of things. First and foremost, it's a social experiment. It's an attempt to tackle the sticky subject of r*pe culture in a way that's more accessible, as Maarika would love to see people wanting to engage with the human right's issue in a way that's less complacent. Secondly, peaches is her opportunity to finally tell her story, in her own words, after coming forward.
As intense as the subject matter is, Maarika, who is also an amateur stand-up comedian, does her absolute best to infuse humour into her storytelling whenever and wherever possible, as she wants to make the not-funny-at-all subject matter easier to digest. But most of all, she never wants what happened to her to happen to another woman ever again. So her goal with this highly risk tolerant podcast, created from the sincerest place in her heart, is to help move the needle towards when it comes to finally eradicating r*pe culture.
More about a publication ban:
- Unwanted publication bans can give the impression that abusers are protected and benefit from the restrictions on the victim-complainants as they prevent open communication about the offense and harm experienced.
Sign the petition to rectify section 486.4 of the Criminal Code Publication Ban:
https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4192
For a Publication Ban Guide:
https://www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/sexual-violence/images/YCWTDNPublicationBanGuide.pdf
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